[Birth Stories] Fast Homebirths And Liminal Spaces With A Pregnant Funeral Director

Birth Stories, homebirth, Podcast, TBPodcast

If birth and death are liminal bookends to our human experience, what conversations emerge as a pregnant funeral director is attended by a grieving midwife? Anna Walsh shares the story of her two fast births, and how she felt safe, heard, and respected as she...

[Postpartum Stories] Coming To Terms With The Baby She Got

Movement and Body Wellness in Pregnancy Series, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, TBPodcast

After giving birth twice before, Victoria Wilson thought she had “life with a newborn” pretty much figured out. But when her third daughter was born fussy, frustrated, and just wouldn’t settle, Victoria was thrown for a loop. Was this just who her baby was? Or was...

[Birth Stories] Her Rapid Birth Was Unpredictable, so She Went Along for the Ride

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Stories

Dana Saccomano did not expect her second birth to be what’s medically called “precipitous.” Even though it was so fast, she later realized how much all her practice and preparation paid off. Was your labor how you expected it would be? Tell us about what surprised you...

Invoking Labor Before an Induction for a Redemptive Birth, with Lydia Palermo

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Lydia Palermo’s first birth started with a premature induction for preeclampsia, and resulted in many interventions. When she was diagnosed again with preeclampsia during her second pregnancy, and was looking at another imminent induction, she did everything in her...

A Super Fast Third Birth With Lots to Process, with Monica Drake

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Monica Drake has had three very different birth and breastfeeding experiences. In this episode, we’re going to hone in on the third one, which included weeks of prodromal labor, no time for an epidural, and immediate postpartum interventions to baby that may not have...